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A GAME OF THRONES: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL VOLUME 1
Written by George R.R. Martin; Daniel Abraham. Illustrated by Tommy Patterson; et al..
Stock no. 1327912
Published by Bantam Books. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

White boards, metallic red title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout, comic book style. ISBN: 9780440423218. 7th printing. Spine slightly bumped. Slight rubbing to spine and corners of dustwrapper.

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BIRDS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND: ORDER PASSERES (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Arthur G. Butler. Illustrated by Henrik Gronvold; F.W. Frohawk.
Stock no. 1828250
Published by Brumby & Clarke, Limited. Almost very good condition.

Two volumes. Large format. Blue/grey cloth spine with gilt title, blue cloth boards. Volume I: 4 color plates of eggs, 56 color plates of birds. Vol II: 4 color plates of eggs, 51 color plates of birds, appendix and index. Colour plates have tissue-guards. Top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed. Ex-Lib with bookplate to front pastedown of both volumes and card pocket to rear pastedown. Not dated. A few marks and scuffs to boards, crinkling to cloth on rear board of volume II. Edges are lightly rubbed, corners are bumped. Endpapers & text block browned. Volume I: Egg plates are MISSING, plate 11 is detached but present. All plates otherwise present.

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COLORED PLATES OF THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE WEST COAST
Written by W.G. Wright.
Stock no. 1828249
Published by W.G. Wright. 1st 1907. Almost very good condition.

Being Actual Photographs, Life-size, and in all Their Natural Colors. The colored plates herein are Sample Copies of the plates which form the illustrations of "The Butterflies of the West Coast," by the same author, and these plates in sets are now offered as an abridgement of that book. Burgundy cloth boards, black title to front board, spine is untitled. 32 colour plates. Spine lightly faded and shelf-worn to top & tail. Boards have some marks, giving a grubby appearance. Endpapers & text block browned. Front joint just starting to crack. Contemporary gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some browning to contents. All plates present.

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MASTERS OF AMERICAN COMICS
Written by John Carlin; Paul Karasik; Brian Walker; et al. Illustrated by Charles M. Schulz; Matt Groening; et al..
Stock no. 1828248
Published by Hammer Museum And The Museum Of Contemporary Art. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

An exhibition organized by John Carlin and Brian Walker 2005-2007. An art history of twentieth-century American comic strips and books. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour & b/w comic strips. ISBN: 030011317X. Knock to base of spine else a lovely copy.

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HERTFORDSHIRE: GEOLOGY AND LANDSCAPE
Written by John Catt.
Stock no. 1828246
Published by Hertfordshire Natural History Society. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition.

A comprehensive and authoritative account of the basic geology of the county and its relationships with a wide range of topics, including soils, ecology, agriculture, prehistoric archaeology, hydrogeology, mineral resources and their exploitation and their importance for modern day life. Large format. Green pictorial glazed boards. Colour photos, illustrations and maps. ISBN: 9780952168591. Rear board lightly scuffed. Minor knock to top front edge of boards. Contents clean.

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CHAMBA PAINTING
Written by M.S. Randhawa.
Stock no. 1828241
Published by Lalit Kala Akademi. 1st 1967. Very good condition.

Lalit Kala Series of Indian Art. Large format. Green cardwraps with large pictorial onlay to front. B/w tipped in plates to text. 11 tissue-guarded colour tipped in plates. Some fading and a few marks to covers, Contents browned. Some tissue-guards creased but colour plates are bright and uncreased as are the b/w plates. All plates are present.

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ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOK OF VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE
Written by R.W. Brunskill.
Stock no. 1828239
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1971. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book is concerned with the architecture of the lesser houses - manor houses, farm-houses, cottages - and of barns, stables and mills, inns and shops, and early industrial buildings close to the domestic scale built according to local traditions. Beige cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and architectural drawings. ISBN: 0571086365. Light browning to endpapers and text block else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby, lightly faded to spine, light creasing to top horizontal edge.

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THE GOOD SHIP "GOLDEN EFFORT"
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull.
Stock no. 1828238
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1940. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with black titles and illustration of ship to front. Four b/w plates. 256 pages. Top edge blue. Boards clean and bright. Foxing to endpapers and text block. Endpapers a little grubby. Pictorial dustwrapper is grubby/scuffed to rear panel.

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HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
Written by J.K. Rowling. Illustrated by Jim Kay; Neil Packer.
Stock no. 1327909
Published by Bloomsbury Children's Books. 1st thus 2022. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Illustrated edition. Packed with glorious colour illustrations by Jim Kay, a winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal. Yellow boards, metallic green title to spine. Complete with yellow ribbon page marker. 246 pages. ISBN: 9781408845684. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY STORIES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1327907
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Fair condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles to spine and front cover, pictorial onlay to front. 11 stories. 8 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 160 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn with fraying of cloth. Covers slightly faded and marked. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Front joint is cracked, hinges pulled. Foxing to contents.

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THE WATSONS
Written by Jane Austen.
Stock no. 1828236
Published by Elkin Mathews & Marrot Limited. 1st 1928. Very good condition.

Continued & completed by Edith (her great grand-niece) and Francis Brown, in accordance with her intentions. Blue cloth spine with gilt title. Grey paper boards with blue title and design to front. Corners bumped and worn. Gilt to spine faded. Browning to endpapers and text block. Neat gift inscription (faint) to front pastedown, dated 1932. Contents otherwise clean.

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TIM MOUSE
Written by Judy Brook. Illustrated by Judy Brook.
Stock no. 1327906
Published by World's Work Ltd.. 1st 1966. Good condition.

Oblong format. Cream pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations to each page with text below. Covers are worn and grubby with some small white correction fluid marks and split at top of spine. Name in ink to grubby front free-endpaper. Some light fingermarks and creases to page margins and some white correction fluid marks. Still a decent copy of a scarce book.

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